Inside the cave abode.
The furnishings within were also exceedingly simple, consisting only of stone chairs and stone tables. Moreover, on all of Ao Turtle Island, there were only the father and son.
Blackrock Demon Saint presented Qin Ming with some specialties of the sea folk, such as spirit fish and spirit shrimp.
Afterward, he took out an exquisite set of glazed jade cups, poured spirit wine into them, and handed one to Qin Ming.
"This is a specialty of the East Sea Dragon Palace—Subduing Waves Spirit Wine. Fellow Daoist Long, please have a taste."
"Fellow Daoist Long has come from afar. I wonder, what is it that you require?"
Qin Ming accepted the spirit wine and drained it in one gulp, immediately finding its flavor quite unique.
He went straight to the point. "Long heard that heavenly foreign gold fell in this area, so I came specifically to seek some."
"Oh? I had wondered what it was—so it was heavenly meteorite iron!" Blackrock Demon Saint laughed freely, then flipped his palm over to reveal a fist-sized piece of dark gold spirit ore.
"This heavenly foreign gold indeed fell near the waters around this island by chance thirty years ago, and was obtained by This Seat."
"After some investigation, This Seat determined that it should be the legendary fourth-rank mid-grade spirit ore, Dark Demon Gold Essence. Since Fellow Daoist Long needs it, I shall give it to you as a small token of thanks."
A faint joy appeared on Qin Ming's face. He had not expected to obtain the item so smoothly.
He released his divine sense and inspected the Dark Demon Gold Essence for a long while, discovering that both its malleability and toughness were exceptionally formidable.
"What happened earlier was merely a gesture of convenience. This piece of